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95107.00 – Labourers in fish and seafood processing

Labourers in fish and seafood processing perform clean-up, packaging, material handling and other elemental activities related to fish and seafood processing.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Cannery labourer
  • Fish briner - fish processing
  • Fish processing plant labourer
  • Fish salter - fish processing
  • Fish weigher
  • Shellfish packer - fish processing

Core competencies

  • Management of Material Resources to handle materials including raw fish, packaging materials, cleaning supplies or equipment, in such a way that minimizes waste and optimizes efficiency
  • Operation and Control to maintain the pace and quality of production by effectively controlling machinery or equipment, such as filleting machines, packaging machines and cleaning equipment
  • Stamina to consistently perform physically demanding tasks such as unloading fish from fishing vessels or loading fish onto processing equipment
  • Static Strength to handle heavy materials such as crates of fish, equipment and packaging materials
  • Collaboration to ensure smooth workflow and enhance productivity by assisting machine operators, quality control personnel and other members of the team of the fish processing plants
  • Knowledge in Manufacturing, Processing and Production to follow standardized procedures and ensure product safety and quality, which requires an understanding of principles such as hygiene, sanitation standards or processing techniques

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Unload fish and shellfish from fishing vessels and transport them by hand or forklift truck to work area in fish processing plant
  • Immerse fresh fish fillets in brine solution to condition them for wrapping or freezing
  • Weigh fish or shellfish, record weight and pack fish in ice
  • Sort fish according to species, weight and destination
  • Clean work areas and equipment
  • Transport supplies and packaging materials throughout plant and storage area manually or with powered equipment
  • Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines.

Additional information

  • Progression to other occupations in the fish processing industry is possible with experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Fish and seafood plant workers (94142)
  • Supervisors, food and beverage processing (92012)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

TEER

5 – Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education

Major group

95 – Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities

Sub-major group

951 – Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities

Minor group

9510 – Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities

Unit group

95107 – Labourers in fish and seafood processing

Occupational profile

95107.00 – Labourers in fish and seafood processing

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